APPETIZERS

• Grilled Cheese Polenta  8 
Polenta baked with provolone cheese and complimented
with a cream sauce

• Mozzarella Carroza  8
Breaded mozzarella fried and served with our homemade red sauce

• Eggplant Capone  9
Egg battered eggplant rolled and stuffed with mascarpone
cheese wrapped with prosciutto and finished with
our homemade red sauce

• Stuffed Mushrooms  9
Mushroom caps stuffed with fresh sausage and
homemade stuffing. Crowned with provolone cheese

• Pizza Rustica  10
Old world style pastry layered with prosciutto, salami,
ricotta, provolone and parmigiano cheese.
Served with our homemade red sauce

• Fried Calamari  11
Tender calamari lightly floured and fried to a
golden brown and served with our homemade red sauce

• Sautéed Calamari  11
Tender calamari poached in a red tomato sauce

• Zupetta of Clams or Mussels  11
Steamed clams or mussels in a garlic plum tomato sauce,
white wine basil sauce, casino or vino bianco

• Our SIGNATURE Rhode Island Calamari  12
Tender calamari lightly floured and fried topped with
our delicious banana peppers, capers in a butter wine sauce

• Scampi  12
Sautéed shrimp in a prawn garlic butter
and white wine sauce over garlic toast

• Clams Oreganata  12
Fresh clams steamed with bread crumbs, garlic, parmigiano,
fresh parsley and dressed with a sauté of white wine and garlic

• Baked Clams  12
Stuffed clams with shrimp, crabmeat
and scallops topped with a butter wine sauce

• Shrimp Basso  12
Jumbo shrimp in tempura batter accompanied
with a raspberry horseradish sauce

• Escargot  13
Jumbo snails sautéed in olive oil, garlic, basil
with vine ripened tomatoes and sherry over garlic toast

• Hot Antipasto  15
Our chef’s creation. A combination of jumbo shrimp,
baked clams, mussels, fried calamari and eggplant rollatini

SALADS

• House Salad  5
Our original house salad of mixed field greens and roasted vegetables
in a pesto, balsamic, olive oil vinaigrette dressing

• Caesar Salad  8
Hearts of romaine in our homemade Caesar dressing

• Pear Salad  8
Mixed field greens, poached grilled pears, candied walnuts
and gorgonzola cheese in our pesto, balsamic vinaigrette dressing

• Spinach Salad  8
Baby spinach, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, crumbled blue cheese
and smoked bacon bits with a raspberry vinaigrette

• Italian Wedge Salad 9
The one and only, a hunk of super crisp iceberg lettuce covered
in a tarragon blue cheese dressing and topped with bacon and pesto

• Eggplant Salad  9
Lightly battered eggplant, tomato and fresh mozzarella drizzled
with pesto and balsamic glaze

SOUPS

• Pasta Fagioli 5
A traditional Italian soup

• Onion Soup  6
Our signature burgundy baked onion soup

BASSO CLASSIC HOUSE SPECIALTIES

• Eggplant Parmigiana  18
Sliced eggplant breaded, baked and layered with mozzarella cheese
and homemade marinara sauce

• Sole Italiano  24
Baked filet of sole topped with sliced red onion, tomato
and fresh garlic finished in our chef’s special sauce

• Shrimp Scampi  25
Jurassic shrimp in a garlic wine sauce over linguine
garnished with steamed broccoli

• Salmon Grill  26
Grilled salmon filet served on a bed of sautéed
broccoli rabe and risotto

• Duck A L’Orange  28
Slow roasted ½ duck complimented with a Grand Marnier demi glaze
almond sauce and a side of walnut pesto linguine

• N.Y. Strip  28
Char-broiled 14oz. New York strip steak cooked to perfection
with a side of vegetable and Italian style potatoes

• Salmon Pescatore  28
Salmon filet with a seafood stuffing, garnished with tomato
and fresh mozzarella on a bed of spinach with risotto

• Black & White  38
Veal marsala paired with our signature strip steak and finished
with a cognac cream sauce, complimented with mushrooms
and Italian style potatoes

• Seafood Portuguese  38
Clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, lobster and sausage
in a bouillabaisse sauce served over pasta

• Land & Sea  38
Our interpretation of the famous surf and turf served
with Italian style potatoes and vegetables

PASTA

• Penne Alla Vodka  16
Fresh penne pasta served in a light pink sauce with parmigiano cheese

• Fettuccine Alfredo  16
Fettuccine pasta served in a light cream sauce with parmigiano cheese

• Fettuccine Michaelangelo  18
Fettuccine with diced prosciutto, parmigiano cheese
and garden peas in a light cream sauce

• Tortelloni Alla Vodka  18
Cheese filled tortelloni in a light pink vodka cream sauce

• Lasagna  18
Our old world, homemade lasagna, pasta sheets layered
with ricotta cheese, red sauce and topped with mozzarella
and parmigiano cheese

• Pasta Primavera  18
Choice of pasta tossed with assorted grilled vegetables,
finished with a pesto broth

• Orecchiette  22
Orecchiette pasta with sweet Italian sausage and broccoli rabe
in a garlic and extra-virgin olive oil sauce

• Linguine with Clams  22
Linguine cooked to perfection with sautéed fresh clams in garlic,
white wine and parsley or in a zesty red sauce

• Linguine with Mussels  22
Linguini with sautéed fresh mussels in garlic, white wine
and parsley or in a zesty red sauce

• Fettuccine Pomodoro  24
A portion of fettuccine with tender char-grilled chicken braised
in a garlic sherry sauce, finished with basil and fresh tomatoes

*Add meatballs or sausage to any pasta dish. $3.00

CHICKEN

Served with choice of pasta, risotto or Italian style potatoes.

• Chicken Parmigiana  24
Breaded chicken breasts baked with fresh mozzarella cheese
and our homemade red sauce

• Chicken Marsala  24
Chicken breasts lightly floured and sautéed with mushrooms
in a marsala wine

• Chicken Piccata  24
Tender battered chicken breast sautéed with capers
in a lemon butter sauce

• Chicken Caporosa  24
Chicken breast battered and lightly fried, topped with our famous house salad
with fresh mozzarella and tomatoes

• Chicken Francese  24
Chicken breast dipped in egg batter and sautéed in a lemon,
butter and white wine sauce

• Chicken Scarpariello  24
Pan seared chicken breast topped with sausage, potatoes, peppers
and onions in a red wine demi glaze

• Chicken Florentine  26
Our famous tender battered and lightly fried chicken breast layered
with tomato, spinach, ricotta and eggplant, topped with sliced artichoke,
crowned with melted provolone and finished in a primavera sauce

VEAL

Served with choice of pasta, risotto or Italian style potatoes.

• Veal Marsala  25
Lightly floured and sautéed with mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce

• Veal Caporosa  25
Battered and lightly fried, topped with our famous house salad
with fresh mozzarella and tomatoes

• Veal Piccata  25
Tender battered veal sautéed with capers in a lemon butter sauce

• Veal Parmigiana  25
Breaded veal baked with fresh mozzarella cheese
and homemade marinara sauce

• Veal Francese  26
Dipped in egg batter and sautéed in a lemon, butter
and white wine sauce

• Veal Saltimbocca  28
Layered with spinach, prosciutto and fresh mozzarella
cooked in a sherry demi glaze

• Veal Sorrentine  28
Veal topped with eggplant, ricotta, fresh mozzarella
in a light marinara sauce

• Veal Valdostano 28
Egg dipped veal cutlet layered with prosciutto, roasted red peppers,
provolone cheese and finished in a pignoli demi glaze

DESSERT

• Cannoli  5
• Rich Chocolate Cake  7
• Tiramisu  8
• N.Y. Cheesecake  8
• Italian Cheesecake  8
• Limoncello  8

KID’S MENU

• Spaghetti & Meatballs  8
• Tortelloni with a Pink Sauce  8
• Chicken Fingers & French Fries  10
• Chicken Parmigiana  10
• Grilled Chicken & Broccoli  10

SIDE ORDERS

• Broccoli  3
• Garlic Bread   3
• Risotto   3
• Meatballs or Sausage   3
• Italian Style Potatoes  3
• Spinach with Garlic/Oil   4
• Broccoli Rabe   5